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A change has been made to yesterday's results, those of Festival da Cançao's first semi-final.
An error was discovered in the distribution of the televotes:
The 7 points from the public were not for Beatriz Pessoa as initally shown,…

The first semi-final took at RTP's studios in Lisbon on 18 February 2018, hosted by Jorge Gabriel and José Carlos Malato. In the first semi-final, thirteen entries participated:
1 Bruno Vasconcelos "Austrália"
2 Rui David "Sem medo"
3…

Tonight starts the competition to know Salvador Sobral's Successor as a Portuguese entrant in Eurovision.
The first semi-final will take at RTP's studios in Lisbon hosted by Jorge Gabriel and José Carlos Malato. In tonight's first…

This afternoon, the draw that decides in which of the Semi-Finals that non-'Big 5' countries perform in took place.
The event was streamed live on YouTube from the City Hall of Lisbon in Portugal.
Below is the outcome, and we can now…

Today is the day of the semi-final allocation draw and ESCBubble will be live-blogging everything right here.
For more information on what the afternoon will look like, who will be hosting it and what this year's pot division is like, go…

Earlier today, the Portuguese national broadcaster RTP held a special press conference, where they presented the 26 acts which are going to be competing at this year's edition of Festival da Cancao!
Festival da Cancao 2018 will consist…

The EBU have just released the different pots RTP, aso organising broadcaster, will be using in 2018 when drawing which country will perform in which semi-final.
The philosophy behind having these pots is as following:
The 37…

Today we have received the exciting news that the hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon have been revealed and it's FOUR women!
Following Kyiv's successful single-gender trio, the host broadcaster for 2018, RTP have decided…

Today we get to know what the stage for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon is going to look like.
The stage was designed by Florian Wieder, German designer, who is in high demand as he has designed countless stages in both in…

Tickets for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, which will be held in Portugal next May, are going on sale NOW!
Standing tickets for the Grand Final of Eurovision 2018 are available for purchase in the first wave of sales via official…